Plate
1550-1600 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Heavily potted dish with wide deep well and narrow rim; tin-glazed on the front and lead-glazed on the back. Painted in with a figure of a saint holding a palm on one hand and a book on the other one, a tower by her feet; on a stylized town landscape in the centre. Bordered 'a quartieri' decoration: with compartments of floral scrolls and scale work.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Plate with a saint, Deruta, second half of the 16th century |
| Physical description | Heavily potted dish with wide deep well and narrow rim; tin-glazed on the front and lead-glazed on the back. Painted in with a figure of a saint holding a palm on one hand and a book on the other one, a tower by her feet; on a stylized town landscape in the centre. Bordered 'a quartieri' decoration: with compartments of floral scrolls and scale work. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Credit line | Bernard H. Webb Bequest |
| Object history | Provenance: Bequeathed to the museum by an unknown donor |
| Production | Mancini workshop |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.338-1919 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
